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Sample debate re filesharing

  • September 16, 2009
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"It's like stealing a car."
"No it's not, it's actually nothing like stealing a car."
"Would you steal a car?"
"No."
"Well then."
"Well what?"
"Well fuck off."
"No you fuck off."
"Oh let's just make stealing cars legal then shall we."
"But it's not like stealing a car."
"But where does the money come from?"
"Give your music away for free and the money will simply 'appear'."
"That's clearly bollocks and also you wouldn't give a car away for free."
"*Explodes*"

We love argument like this. They get abso­lutely nowhere and are only mar­gin­ally more laughable than the sug­ges­tion that someone — anyone — has found a sensible and sus­tain­able way for pop to move forward.

Anyway former major label artiste (and now inde­pend­ent solo 'troubadour') Darren Hayes has written a partially flawed but well argued and very readable account of things on his MySpace.

His key points:

1. It's all gone tits up.
2. It's not looking good.
3. The end.

It follows, from a couple of days ago, Lily Allen's partially flawed but well argued and very readable account of things on her MySpace.

Her key points:

1. It's all gone tits up.
2. It's not looking good.
3. The end.

The future is uncertain, readers, and innov­a­tion is exciting, but we can tell you right now that you're not going to be getting the next Girls Aloud on the proceeds of three t‑shirt sales and the door take of a Wednesday night gig at the Leeds Cockpit.

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